Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THETVO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

at AIhNuH.
GEORGIA.
DIR. John L. Jordan, OF Column bus, is
dead.
Mrs. Jacob Phinizy, Of Augusta, died
Wednesday.
There are eight tobacco manufactures
In Gordon county.
John Sykes. OF Oconee. has made $4,000
by farming since the war.
An oil mill and guano factory is to be
built at McDonOugh soon.
A negro child was burned to death near
Macon Thursday. Its clothing caught
hre accidentally.
Interest in the Terrell County sunday
School Association has Jagged and the
organization has disbanded.
At Rome an injunction has been asked
for to prevent the street railway from
srossing Howard street bridge.
There are six saloons in Gordon county,
and one just over the line in FLOYD, where
whisky can De bought by the gallon.
The liquor men OF Oconee are making
; desperate 6ght to postpone action on
the prohibition election another Six
months.
Sol McHan, of Cuthbert. killed twenty
one partrIdGes after o'clock Tuesday
evening. lie never shoots a bird except
IN the wing.
Tbs last whisky license will expire in
Hawkinsville Feb. II. Eleven houses
closed Jan. ], and the six now selling Will
close Feb. II.
II is fact that speaks we'll for the
prosperity of Dawson that there IS not
dwelling house vacant within its incor-
porate limits.
The big clock purchased by Pulaski
fOp ba huG rp
ceived from the foundry and will be put
up in few days.
Mrs. W. 5. Atkinson, of Harlem. has
counterpane that has been IN use for over
100 years. 1t ia well preserved and prom
ses to last 100 years more.
Jim Price, of Oc0nee, has served on
fury at every court held since he reached
his majority. Lately he has been pro
NOTED to grand juryman.
The Etowah Furniture Manufacturing
Company OF Rome has given large
order for machinery to the Bass Machine
WORKS of Grand Rapids, Mich.
A farmer in Randolph county, one of
The Old-fashioned kind, has now on hand
over the amount necessary for his years
Iupply. 700 bushels of corn for sale.
Gov. Mcdaniel spent Tuesday night in
Athens. He is looking after the G., G.
and \. surveyors, and wants to get them
10 run the road by High Shoals and Mon
zoe.
The ruins of the OLD court house in
Watkinsville are still smoking, and be-
meath the pile Of brick an occasional
blaze appears. The excessive rains since
the conhagration have not entirely extiu-
guished the flames.
Charles q. Blalock, Solicitor of the
County Court at Monroe, has sent in his
resignation to the Governor, and Joseph II.
Felker mas been appointed County Court
Solicitor In his stead. 1t is SAID that Mr.,
Blalock will remove TO Atlanta.
Col. John c. Mcdonald, of Wavcross
has sold his residence, law office and
business interest 10 Hon j. l.. Sweat. of
Chnch county. Mr.. Mcdonald will leave
In few days for Southern California to
make 1t his future homo. Mr.. Sweat
move to Waycross soon.
l.. Picard reached Perry Monday from a
Northern tour IN the interest OF the Perry
Manufacturing Company. He visited
Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville, BaIti-
more, st. Louis, New York ana other
Northern cities. He sold about | 500
dozen curry combs and a number of
names.
Rev. Mr.. Washburn. a PRESBYTERIAN
minister and brother to Mrs. DR.. Wade
died at the residence of his sister in Attn
ems Wednesday, and was buried in the
Oconee cemetery. The deceased had been
a sufferer from Bright's disease and for
about three months had been confined to
his room.
A little son Of Louis Shearer, living
three miles from Cuthbert. lodged a grain
Of corn in his windpipe few days ago.
which came near proving fatal. The little
fellow suffers considerably, but owing to
Its location nothing can be done tor his
relief, and nature must be allowed to take
Its course.
The stock OF l.. &. PlOnsky, which was
sold at Albany, Wednesday, by sheriff
Edwards, under amortgage Ii. Ia. in favor
OF Hines Il Hobbs, was cried of to the
highest bidder. Capt. Hobbs bid the
stock In at $500, and the safe, Office fur
niture and fixtures were knocked of to
him at SOL.
There have been brought to Dawson
this season about 200 mules. These mules
have cost the farmers on an average of
about $160 each, making total of S., 300
that has been expended by the farmers OF
Terrell and adjoining counties for mules
About the same number of mules were
sold in Dawson last season.
1t is reported in Athens that Congress-
man Chandler has had hls son-in-law an
pointed as route ageut on the Northeast
srn road, in place OF Mr.. Cannon, and the
government employees on the road paid
of at Lula, instead of in Athens, so as to
throw the entire control OF all appoint
ments on that line in his Congressional
district.
The reversal Of the judgment in the
Green-Rickerson case will cause re-
hearing OF that somewhat celebrated
case in the Superior Court at Macon.
The case has beeu in court long while,
and the attorneys for the accused have
leld on to every little thread OF hope, and
nave al last succeeded IN securing their
nlIent another chance for life and liberty.
There is an epidemic Of influenza in
Athens, originating OF course from colds.
and that when it iEYades a family every
member generally takes It. It is not
fatal, but for about a week the patients
suffer a great deal, and it takes strong
medicine 10 break the disease. There
are several families in the city with a
hall dozen or more cases on hand at one
ime.
j. I. Toomos, living near Cuthbert.
expects TO gather this year 800 bushels of
pears aud make / 600 gallons OF wine from
ais orchard and vineyard. rnis. al :.
per bushel Tor the pears and 81 per gallon
for the wine, VIII bring MIN haudsopIar
profit than could possibly be realized IN
any other industry, amount OF capital
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